Man of Steel opened to $71.6 million foreign box office in 24 markets. It opened to $17.1 million in the UK, $9.8 million in Mexico, $8.8 million in South Korea, $5.6 million in the Phillipines, $3.5 million in India, $3 million in Malaysia, and $2 million in the UAE.

Superman Returns opened to $7.9 million in the UK and $3.7 million in South Korea and throughout its entire run it made $15.2 million in Mexico, $4.2 million in the Phillipines, $3.2 million in India, $1.5 million in Malaysia, and $845,000 in the UAE.